Where does “i” come from?

i (Ingrian) comes from Russian и, from Greek η, from Ancient Greek ἡ, from Proto-Hellenic *hā́, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

i (Ingrian): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianиand
2Greekηnominative feminine singular of ο
3Ancient Greekἡfeminine nominative singular of ὁ
4Proto-Hellenic*hā́that (demonstrative)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hā́ →